Famous Deaths In May - 18

1913  Otto Reubke, composer, dies at 70 on May - 18.   

1918  On May - 18 toivo Kuula, composer, dies at 34   

1922  Death of Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran, French physician, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1845) on May - 18.   

1927  Death of Andrew Kehoe, American mass murderer (b. 1872) on this day in history.   

1930  Joao Marcellino Arroyo, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1936  Alick Maclean, composer, dies at 63 on May - 18.   

1949  On May - 18 death of james T Adams, US historian (Pulitzer 1921)   

1952  Rossetter Gleason Cole, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1953  Tom Killick, cricketer (at the crease 2 Tests for Eng 1929), dies on May - 18.   

1955  Mary McLeod Bethune, educator & civil rights leader, dies at 79 on May - 18.   

1956  Maurice Tate, cricketer (39 Tests for England, 155 wickets), dies on this day in history.   

1961  Henry O'Neill, actor (Lady Killer, Nothing But Trouble), dies on this day in history.   

1963  On May - 18 death of ernie Davis, American football player (b. 1939)   

1965  On this day in history eduard J Dijksterhuis, mathematician (Archimedes), dies at 72   

1966  On this day in history paul Althaus, German theologist (That Christian Wahrheit), dies at 78   

1967  On this day in history andy Clyde, Hopalong Cassidy's sidekick, dies at 75   

1972  On this day in history eero Aukusti Sipila, composer, dies at 53   

1973  On May - 18 jeannette Rankin, 1st Congresswoman (1917-19, 41-43), dies at 92   

1974  Daniel R Topping, US owner (NY Yankees), dies at 61 on May - 18.   

1975  On this day in history leroy Anderson, composer, dies at 66   

1980  Death of Ian Curtis, English rock vocalist (Joy Division), commit suicide at 23 on May - 18.   

1981  On this day in history arthur O'Connell, actor (Mr Peepers, 2nd Hundred Years), dies at 73   

1985  Tex Terry, actor (Apache Rose, Timberjack), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1986  John Bubbles Sublett, tap dancer (Black & Bubbles), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1987  On May - 18 wilbur J Cohen, 1st employee of Social Security System, dies at 73   

1988  On May - 18 daws Butler, cartoon voice (Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound), dies at 71   

1990  On this day in history jill Ireland, actress (Carry on Nurse, Family), dies of cancer at 54   

1991  On May - 18 edwina Booth, actress (Trader Horn), dies of heart failure at 86   

1992  On May - 18 lawrence Welk, bandleader (L Welk Show), dies of pneumonia at 89   

1993  On May - 18 heinrich Albertz, theologist/mayor of Berlin (1966-67), dies at 78   

1995  Alexander Gudonov, Russian dancer/actor (Witness), dies at 45 on this day in history.   

1996  On this day in history dermot O'Callaghan Grubb, prison governor, dies at 76   

1997  On May - 18 death of bridgette Andersen, American actress (b. 1975)   

1999  Death of Augustus Pablo, Jamaican singer (b. 1954) on this day in history.   

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1048  On May - 18 birth of omar Khayyám, Persian mathematician, poet and philosopher (d. 1131)   

1186  On this day in history birth of konstantin of Rostov, Prince of Novgorod (d. 1218)   

1474  On May - 18 birth of isabella d'Este, Marquise of Mantua (d. 1539)   

1551  Domenico di Pace Beccafumi, Italian Renaissance-Mannerist painter (d. 1486) was born on May - 18.   

1610  On May - 18 birth of stefano della Bella, Italian printmaker (d. 1664)   

1662  George Smalridge, English bishop of Bristol (d. 1719) was born on May - 18.   

1692  Joseph Butler, Wantage Berkshire, theologian was born on this day in history.   

1711  On this day in history birth of ruggiero G Boscovich, [Rudzer J Boskovic], Italian astronomer